PAFOS WALK Every Thursday STROLLING AROUND PAFOS TOWN CENTRE (KTIMA)

To get visitors acquainted with Pafos Town Centre (Ktima), which is the newest part of the city of Pafos as opposed to New Pafos, the ancient Hellenistic and Roman Capital of Cyprus, the Paphos municipality would like to invite everyone to visit the Paphos Town Centre (Ktima) and get to know this part of Paphos, incorrectly considered as merely a shopping area. The walking tour Strolling around Paphos Town Centre (Ktima) aims to provide an overall picture of Pafos and how Pafos town Centre evolved and developed from the late Byzantine and Medieval times to what as it was called until recently Κtima. The Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) is associated with the local everyday life of the population. For the Pafians though, Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) has so much more to it…. Through historic references, linked with some very important historic phases including Medieval, Ottoman, British and modern times; one will ‘walk’ into the past but will also get better acquainted with the commercial centre of Pafos. The walk is led by a licensed CTO qualified guide. It lasts about two and a halfhours, including a half-hour break for refreshments. Starting point: CTO Information Office, 3 Gladstonos Str. Time: 10:00 Free guiding and participation Booking in advance is necessaryOffered by the Pafos Municipality in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. Organised by the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. For further information and bookings please contact 26932841.

Tsiknopempti or Grilling day or Meat Day

If you know Cypriots then you know how much they love their meat and their grills. So, this day is a very popular day each year. Usually on Thursdays, this year it was on March 7th was Tsiknopempti - the Thursday during Carnival period which marks the beginning of the last week that Greek Orthodox can eat meat. Eating meat is a must on this day and this is what most of Cypriots are cooking and eating today.

The word tsikna comes from the word of the smell of cooked meat. In Cyprus it's called "sikoses" from the Greek verb "sikono" means "I am rising".